Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC is proud to announce that Lisa Bondy Dunn and David M. McLain have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their excellence in construction law and litigation. Lisa Dunn was recognized for Litigation – Construction, marking her first year on this prestigious list, […]
Colorado Construction Litigation Blog
In Acuity v. Kinsale Insurance Company, 750 F. Supp. 3d 1229 (D. Colo. 2024), the United States District Court for the District of Colorado addressed the duties and rights of multiple insurers that issued commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies to the same insured. The decision clarifies how subrogation and contribution apply when one carrier funds […]
In a recent Colorado Court of Appeals decision, Kritzer v. Qwest Corporation, the Colorado Court of Appeals reaffirmed the protections offered by the statute of repose under Colorado’s Construction Defect Action Reform Act (“CDARA”)—but also reminded practitioners that those protections are not absolute. For construction professionals, subcontractors, and public utilities, the case illustrates how ongoing […]
In its recent decision in Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. HIVE Construction, Inc., 2025 CO 17, the Colorado Supreme Court definitively closed the door on an often-litigated theory: that the economic loss rule does not bar tort claims based on willful and wanton conduct. The ruling clarifies a lingering ambiguity in Colorado law and underscores the […]